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Brandy built her stardom on a few well-timed singles, but she never really delivered albums that fulfilled her promise as a front-woman. Full Moon, her third album, comes the closest to being a full-fledged, well-rounded album, as well as establishing a personality as a singer. That's not to say this album is as fiercely independent or adventurous as Aaliyah's last album, or even efforts by Blu Cantrell and Toya, but it's the most assured, risky album Brandy has yet recorded, the one that suggests that she is more than an appealing young personality who is as effective on record as she is on made-for-TV movies. Full Moon still has some flaws common to contemporary urban soul records -- namely, it's too lengthy, filled with songs that are just there to ensure that the album runs close to 70 minutes, giving some listeners the impression they're getting more bang for their buck; apart from that, the record can be a little too even-keeled and samey -- but it's professionally performed and expertly pitched at the mainstream, with just enough beats to make it seem fresh, yet those very rhythms are polished but always enough to keep the entire enterprise safe and non-threatening. That, of course, means that Full Moon is perched perfectly between the interesting and the mundane and is in equal parts either. Since she's pushing slightly harder to be mature, it's a little more mature and consistent than her previous albums, but each step forward feels measured and calculated -- not necessarily a bad thing, but something that's noticeable as the album stretches on and on over its 17 tracks. There are plenty of moments here that are seductively smooth and even the filler goes down smoothly, but when it's finished, Brandy seems no more distinctive than she did when it started, so it's no wonder that even its triumphs seem muted.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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LaShawn Daniels, Writer, VocalProducer - Fred Jerkins III, Writer - Rodney Jerkins, Producer, Writer - Nora Payne, Writer - Mike City, Producer, VocalProducer, VocalArranger - Kenisha Pratt, Writer - Javier Valverde, AssistantEngineer - Franny G, AssistantEngineer - Fabian Marascuillo, Pro-Tools Editor, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Marc Lee, AssistantEngineer - Brandy, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, VocalProducer, VocalArranger - Paul Foley, RecordingEngineer - Alex Greggs, Pro-Tools Editor
© 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Mike City, Producer, Writer, All Music by, VocalArranger - MANNY MARROQUIN, MixingEngineer - Franny G, AssistantEngineer - Jessie "Biz" Stewart, RecordingEngineer - Brandy, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, MainArtist, VocalArranger - Felicia Sandoval, Project Coordinator
© 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2001 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
LaShawn Daniels, Writer - Fred Jerkins III, Writer - Rodney Jerkins, Writer - Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Producer, All Music by, MixingEngineer - Javier Valverde, AssistantEngineer - Fabian Marascuillo, Additional Editor, RecordingEngineer - Marc Lee, AssistantEngineer - Brandy, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - DEXTER SIMMONS, MixingEngineer - Ray J, Additional Vocals - Paul Foley, Additional Editor, RecordingEngineer - Alex Greggs, Pro-Tools Editor
© 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
LaShawn Daniels, Writer - Fred Jerkins III, Writer - Rodney Jerkins, Writer - Jeremy Lubbock, String Arranger - Teddy Riley, Talkbox - Stuart Brawley, Piano - Robert "Big Bert" Smith, Producer, All Music by - Isaac Phillips, Guitar - Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Producer, All Music by, MixingEngineer - Fabian Marasciullo, Pro-Tools Editor, RecordingEngineer - Javier Valverde, AssistantEngineer - Marc Lee, AssistantEngineer - Brandy, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - DEXTER SIMMONS, MixingEngineer - Paul Foley, Pro-Tools Editor, RecordingEngineer - John Kurlander, String Recording Engineer - Robert Smith, Writer - Thomas Graham, Digital Editor
© 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
LaShawn Daniels, Writer - Fred Jerkins III, Writer - Rodney Jerkins, Writer - Robert "Big Bert" Smith, All Music by - Isaac Phillips, Guitar - Joe Wilson, Electric Piano, Wurlitzer Organ - Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Producer, Organ, All Music by, MixingEngineer - Javier Valverde, AssistantEngineer - Fabian Marascuillo, Pro-Tools Editor, RecordingEngineer - Marc Lee, AssistantEngineer - Brandy, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - DEXTER SIMMONS, MixingEngineer - Paul Foley, Pro-Tools Editor, RecordingEngineer - Kimbo, Violin - Lashawn "Big Shiz" Daniels, Additional Vocals
© 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
LaShawn Daniels, Writer - Fred Jerkins III, Writer - Rodney Jerkins, Writer - Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Producer, Instrument Programmer, MixingEngineer - Javier Valverde, AssistantEngineer - Tom Coyne, MasteringEngineer - Fabian Marascuillo, RecordingEngineer - Marc Lee, AssistantEngineer - Brandy, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, VocalProducer - DEXTER SIMMONS, MixingEngineer - Paul Foley, RecordingEngineer - Lashawn "Big Shiz" Daniels, VocalProducer
© 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Keith Crouch, Producer, Writer, RecordingEngineer, VocalArranger - Kenisha Pratt, Writer, VocalArranger - Brandy, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Paul Foley, AdditionalEngineer - Jubu, Guitar - Kevin "K.D" Davis, MixingEngineer - Kamillion, Producer - Ted Reiger, Assistant Additional Recording Engineer
© 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
LaShawn Daniels, Writer - Rodney Jerkins, Writer - Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Producer, All Music by, MixingEngineer, VocalProducer - Javier Valverde, AssistantEngineer - Fabian Marascuillo, Additional Editor, RecordingEngineer - Marc Lee, AssistantEngineer - Brandy, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, VocalProducer - DEXTER SIMMONS, MixingEngineer - Paul Foley, Additional Editor, RecordingEngineer - Alex Greggs, Pro-Tools Editor, Writer, Digital Editor
© 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
LaShawn Daniels, Writer - Fred Jerkins III, Writer - Rodney Jerkins, Writer - Nora Payne, Writer - Kenisha Pratt, Writer - Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Producer, All Music by - Javier Valverde, AssistantEngineer - Fabian Marascuillo, Additional Editor, RecordingEngineer - Marc Lee, AssistantEngineer - Brandy, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Paul Foley, Additional Editor, RecordingEngineer - Alex Greggs, Digital Editor
© 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
LaShawn Daniels, Writer - Fred Jerkins III, Writer - Rodney Jerkins, Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Larry Gold, Cello - Isaac Phillips, Guitar - Kenisha Pratt, Writer - Javier Valverde, AssistantEngineer - Fabian Marascuillo, RecordingEngineer - Marc Lee, AssistantEngineer - Brandy, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - DEXTER SIMMONS, MixingEngineer - Paul Foley, RecordingEngineer - Kimbo, Violin
© 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
LaShawn Daniels, Writer - Fred Jerkins III, Writer, All Music by - Larry Gold, String Arranger, Strings Conductor - Brad Gilderman, MixingEngineer - Kenisha Pratt, Writer - Fabian Marascuillo, RecordingEngineer - Brandy, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Paul Foley, RecordingEngineer - Jon Smeltz, RecordingEngineer - Jim Bottari, RecordingEngineer - Mike Huff, AssistantEngineer - Uncle Freddie, Producer - Vince Dilorenzo, AssistantEngineer
© 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
LaShawn Daniels, Writer - Fred Jerkins III, Writer - Rodney Jerkins, Writer - Jeremy Lubbock, String Arranger - Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Producer, All Music by, MixingEngineer - Javier Valverde, AssistantEngineer - Fabian Marascuillo, Pro-Tools Editor, RecordingEngineer - Marc Lee, AssistantEngineer - Brandy, MainArtist - DEXTER SIMMONS, Pro-Tools Editor, MixingEngineer - Paul Foley, Pro-Tools Editor, RecordingEngineer - John Kurlander, String Recording Engineer - Michael Jackson, Additional Vocals - Jean Marie Horvat, MixingEngineer - Aaron Fishbeind, Guitar - Gerald Heyward, Fills Drums - Paul Cruz, Digital Editor - Thomas Graham, Additional Editor
© 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Producer, All Instruments, VocalArranger - Warryn Campbell, Writer - MANNY MARROQUIN, MixingEngineer - Brandy, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist, VocalArranger - Reggie Dozier, RecordingEngineer - Tibor Zelig, Strings - Harold Lily, Jr., Writer - Rebeka Tuinei, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Thor Laewe, RecordingEngineer - Jan Fairchild, RecordingEngineer - Sandra Campbell, Project Coordinator - Yi-Huan Zhao, Strings - Patrick Morgan, Strings - Charles Veal, Jr., Strings - Michele Nardone, Strings - Marston Smith, Strings - Alexander Zhiroff, Strings - Lori Andrews, Strings - Benjamin F. Wright, Jr., String Arranger, Strings - Catherine A. Cavella, Strings - Catherine Chan Biagini, Strings - Edward P. Green III, Strings - Eugene Mechtovich, Strings - Felix Khomutov, Strings - Hakop Mekinyan, Strings - Ileathern Marisa McLeod, Strings - James F. Sitterly, Strings - Jason M. Torreano, Strings - Jeffrey L. Corwin, Strings - Kristen M. Autry, Strings - Lilia Kazakova, Strings - Mark Breitenbach, Strings - Mark J. Casillas, Strings - Robin R. Ross, Strings - Thomas A. Tally, Strings - Zheng Wan, Strings
© 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Guy Roche, Producer - LaShawn Daniels, VocalProducer - Rodney Jerkins, ExecutiveProducer - Jeremy Lubbock, String Arranger - J.J. Farris, Guitar - Stuart Brawley, Producer, Writer, Additional Programmer, RecordingEngineer - Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Producer - Craig Kallman, ExecutiveProducer - Brandy, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, VocalProducer, ExecutiveProducer - Paul Foley, Vocal Recording Engineer - John Kurlander, String Recording Engineer - Ken Hertz, AssistantEngineer - Ron Shapiro, ExecutiveProducer - Jon Gass, MixingEngineer - Steve Robillard, AssistantEngineer - J.D. Andrew, AssistantEngineer - Jason Derlatka, Producer, Piano, Programmer, Writer - Thomas Graham, Digital Editor
© 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
LaShawn Daniels, Writer - Fred Jerkins III, Writer, All Music by - S. Johnson, Writer - Suzie Katayama, Conductor - Brad Gilderman, MixingEngineer - Fabian Marascuillo, RecordingEngineer - Brandy, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Paul Foley, RecordingEngineer - Dave Campbell, String Arranger - Jim Bottari, RecordingEngineer - Mike Huff, AssistantEngineer - Uncle Freddie, Producer - Vince Dilorenzo, AssistantEngineer - Gerald Heyward, Drums - Joe "Flip" Wilson, Piano
© 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
LaShawn Daniels, Writer - Fred Jerkins III, Writer - Nora Payne, Writer - Blake English, Guitar, RecordingEngineer - Robert "Big Bert" Smith, Producer, All Music by, MixingEngineer - Kenisha Pratt, Writer - Brandy, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Paul Foley, RecordingEngineer - Clare Fischer, String Arranger - Robert Smith, Writer
© 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Blake English, Guitar, RecordingEngineer - Robert "Big Bert" Smith, Producer, All Music by - Dave Pensado, MixingEngineer - Brandy, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Ray J, Producer, Additional Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Paul Foley, RecordingEngineer - Clare Fischer, String Arranger - Attrell Stephen Cordes Jr., Writer
© 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Album review
Brandy built her stardom on a few well-timed singles, but she never really delivered albums that fulfilled her promise as a front-woman. Full Moon, her third album, comes the closest to being a full-fledged, well-rounded album, as well as establishing a personality as a singer. That's not to say this album is as fiercely independent or adventurous as Aaliyah's last album, or even efforts by Blu Cantrell and Toya, but it's the most assured, risky album Brandy has yet recorded, the one that suggests that she is more than an appealing young personality who is as effective on record as she is on made-for-TV movies. Full Moon still has some flaws common to contemporary urban soul records -- namely, it's too lengthy, filled with songs that are just there to ensure that the album runs close to 70 minutes, giving some listeners the impression they're getting more bang for their buck; apart from that, the record can be a little too even-keeled and samey -- but it's professionally performed and expertly pitched at the mainstream, with just enough beats to make it seem fresh, yet those very rhythms are polished but always enough to keep the entire enterprise safe and non-threatening. That, of course, means that Full Moon is perched perfectly between the interesting and the mundane and is in equal parts either. Since she's pushing slightly harder to be mature, it's a little more mature and consistent than her previous albums, but each step forward feels measured and calculated -- not necessarily a bad thing, but something that's noticeable as the album stretches on and on over its 17 tracks. There are plenty of moments here that are seductively smooth and even the filler goes down smoothly, but when it's finished, Brandy seems no more distinctive than she did when it started, so it's no wonder that even its triumphs seem muted.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:56
- Main artists: Brandy
- Label: Atlantic Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
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